Spinner in training

Whatever I do, he wants to do. I had been pressing some water out of a handspun yarn so it could dry before I knit it up, and he asked to spin some of his own yarn. I don’t want him messing with my wheel (too many moving parts for him to get hurt on right now), so I dug out my 3D printed spindle from TurtleMade and let him play. For the record, it took him all of about 2 seconds to figure out how to flick it and put twist into the fiber. Proud mama, right here. I can only hope he continues to love to make and do things with his hands.

Welcome

Pardon the garden. A phrase I’m most likely to utter anytime anyone visits the house during the growing seasons of spring through fall. Sure, there are pretty flowers and delicious veggies in there somewhere, but they might be a little hard to find amidst the mess of overgrown grass, dandelions, and weeds that have found their way in there and haven’t been pulled. Read On